Skip to main content

Private jet catering at GUALa Aurora International.

GUA · MGGT1 FBO

Central America's largest city, in a highland valley at ~4,900 ft — and the gateway to Antigua (~45 min), Lake Atitlán, and the Mayan highlands. La Aurora (GUA) sits inside the city with private handling.

Or · no account required.

NBAA Member24/7 dispatchAvg response under 12 min800+ airports
FBO coverage

Where we deliver at GUA.

The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request — call dispatch.

Guatemala City private aviation handling

GUA · GUA
La Aurora International
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

CIQ; moderate elevation (~4,900 ft). We confirm the current handler before every delivery.

Other operators in the area — Million Air HPN, Signature Newark — handled separately. See nearby airports below.

Briefing

What we plan around at GUA.

Local constraints we build into every delivery window — curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.

01

Antigua onward.

~45 min — the boutique-hotel and destination-wedding market. We provision the jet leg and the onward.

02

Elevation.

~4,900 ft — mild by Andean standards but it affects performance planning and passenger comfort. We build lighter, hydration-forward menus on arrival.

03

Volcano weather.

Ash and cloud can affect ops — timing flexibility.

04

Permits.

Guatemalan permits and customs via the handler.

05

Confirm handler.

Delivery starts with the tail's FBO.

Local sourcing

Around GUA.

Guatemala City flights draw on Guatemalan sourcing — origin coffee (Antigua and Huehuetenango are world benchmarks), pepián and Mayan highland cooking, superb produce and avocado, cardamom, chocolate at origin — with restaurant and Antigua-route sourcing on request and special diets on 24-hour lead.

Origin coffee.

Antigua and Huehuetenango — world-benchmark origin coffee.

Pepián & Mayan highland cooking.

Pepián and Mayan highland dishes — the regional signature.

Chocolate & cardamom at origin.

Chocolate and cardamom at origin, plus superb highland produce.

Antigua-route & special diets.

Restaurant and Antigua-route sourcing on request; special diets on 24-hour lead.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of GUA.

01Light, hydration-forward menus for ~4,900 ft arrival day
02Origin coffee from Antigua and Huehuetenango — world benchmarks
03Antigua boutique-hotel and destination-wedding route provisioning
04Pepián, Mayan highland cooking, and chocolate at origin

Origin coffee at ~4,900 ft — sourced locally.

Process

How orders run through GUA.

The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff — tuned to this airport.

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day local.
Same-day from two hours. Elevation-aware menus and Antigua onward planned from the first briefing.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built — origin coffee, pepián, and highland Guatemalan sourcing, light and hydration-forward for the elevation.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack at our regional kitchen.
Insulated for highland heat and moderate elevation, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to La Aurora.
Staged to your handler at GUA — permits and Antigua-route provisioning via the handler, as one brief, one dispatch contact.
FAQ

FAQ

Yes — ~45 min to Antigua, plus Lake Atitlán and the highlands.

~4,900 ft — mild, but it factors into performance planning and we build lighter, hydration-forward menus on arrival.

Guatemalan — world-benchmark origin coffee, pepián, highland produce, chocolate at origin. We source locally.

By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours.

Flying out of Guatemala City?

Brief us.
We'll have it on the ramp.

CallWhatsApp